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Photos of the Day: 2/28

Images from around the world.

A demonstrator wearing painted stripes that represent Venezuela’s national flag attends a rally with humans rights activist in Caracas, Venezuela. The start of a weeklong string of holidays leading up to the March 5 anniversary of former President Hugo Chavez’s death has not completely pulled demonstrators from the streets as the government apparently hoped. President Nicolas Maduro announced this week that he was adding Thursday and Friday to the already scheduled long Carnival weekend that includes Monday and Tuesday off, and many people interpreted it as an attempt to calm tensions. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Palestinian Bedouin boy rides a donkey next to sheep during the sunset in Khan Younis, a town and refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

People react during the funeral of anti-Yanukovych protester Bailuk Alexander, 40, killed in a recent clash with riot police in Kiev’s Independence Square, Ukraine. Official reports say 82 people were killed in severe clashes between opposition activists and riot police. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A California Highway Patrol officer surveys a tractor-trailer crash on Highway 58 and 99 in Bakersfield, Calif. All northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 99 at Highway 58 were closed because of the crash. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Street vendor, Candelaria Ventura, 55, sells umbrellas under heavy rain in downtown Los Angeles. A strong Pacific storm has brought rain and snow to much of California. At right, Sofia Morataya, 7, struggles with her umbrella. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Volkswagen van burns after being set on fire by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi during clashes with security forces in Cairo, Egypt. Hundreds of Morsi supporters took to the streets on Friday, the traditional Muslim day of prayer, to denounce the military-backed government and call on the release of their fellows detained during other demonstrations. They’ve been regularly protesting Friday since Morsi’s overthrow. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Peter Besenyei of Hungary flies in front of the Presidential Palace during the training session for the first stage of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

North Korean trainers direct dolphins performing at a dolphinarium in Pyongyang, North Korea. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Models are seen in silhouette as part of Issey Miyake’s ready to wear fall/winter 2014-2015 fashion collection presented in Paris. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photos of the Day: 2/28

Street vendor, Candelaria Ventura, 55, sells umbrellas under heavy rain in downtown Los Angeles. A strong Pacific storm has brought rain and snow to much of California. At right, Sofia Morataya, 7, struggles with her umbrella. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS